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Financial Assistance for TreatmentCHF provides financial support for children who family cannot afford to pay for some of the medical equipment such as catheters and pacemakers which are not provided by the Government. In 1998-2002, CHF provided in sponsorship for over $1,720,000 for more than 60 children needing treatment. Sponsorship for Medical EquipmentCHF will sponsor equipment not otherwise available in Hong Kong which will benefit children with congenital heart condition. In 1998, CHF had sponsored $200,000 to purchase a Nitric Oxide delivery system for the Intensive Care Unit of Grantham hospital to enhance the patient recovery's time after cardiac surgery. Overseas ExpertsEach year the Foundation invites overseas experts to Hong Kong operate on children with complex heart disease and to share their experience with local medical staff. ResearchChildren’s Heart Foundation supports research activities on paediatric cardiology. In 2000 it granted sponsorship to the University of Hong Kong to study cardiopulmonary function of normal children.
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